Badie05
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Firefox 3 exceeds 1 million downloads in under four hoursFirefox 3, the long-awaited update of Mozilla's open source web browser was released earlier today. The download counter, which is projected on a large display screen here at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View, CA, has been churning numbers at a rapid pace all morning.
The rapid pace at which the downloads are occurring makes it difficult to compute an exact total. The counter appears to be lagging behind the actual count, and Mozilla's statisticians say that the number could be as high as 3 million just four hours after Firefox's official launch. Users can follow along at home by watching the counter at the official site.
The display shows a breakdown by country, which indicates that the highest number of downloads is coming from the United States, followed by Germany and Spain. The US alone has reached over half a million downloads.
The Firefox 3 launch has far exceeded the expectations of the Mozilla staff members with whom I have spoken today. There is a strong sense of awe as they watch the climbing numbers validate their accomplishment.
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Badie05
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Awesome work - we’re almost there!
Thanks to the support of the always amazing Mozilla community, we got more than 8 million Firefox 3 downloads in 24 hours. That’s more Firefox downloads than we’ve ever had in a single day -- an impressive feat indeed!
Please be patient while the good people of Guinness review our World Record attempt. This might take a few days so please check back here. And, a huge thanks for all of your support!
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Phatkav
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I downloaded it today 
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HungryHungryHippo
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I downloaded it when it came out...but I still haven't installed it because I'm too lazy
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